I want officially customizable capes, armor, tools, and other customizable "personal" content. No I don't want texture packs, and no I don't desire the use of mods to get I want. I want to sprite my own stuff and share it with others. And as with many suggestion threads, many of these ideas about to be presented were probably suggested time and time again with this very excuse, but allow me to do so if you would please.
Minecraft Paid Content - Character Options
I propose additional character aesthetic options, however they are to be rather cheap one time payments to unlock for the rest of a account's lifespan. Think of them as additional Minecraft merch. This is different from texture packs, as they require a online component to load themselves. Hopefully revenue coming in from these payments will help support the content servers holding the additional player skins. I believe that if this is implemented, the SMP experience will be greatly enhanced. Thus, I shall list out some parts of my idea (as other parts are redundant to this post).
Paid Unlocks: Capes - Legacy capes given out during events should be static, as a homage, given a joke stat (TF2 like); Type chosen through account options. Brought capes are customizable. Armor - Uploaded texture and icon is converted to greyscale, when in play, the material's color is overlaid with the respective material (other players can wear your armor design). Sword - Uploaded icon is converted into greyscale, when in play, the material's color is overlaid (other players can use your sword design). Beds - Self explanatory, reskin the bed to your own design, beds placed by you use your designed skin. Paintings - Upload your pixel art to be viewable by all.
Official templates for the above skins should be free.
Aside from promoting your design ego, it's great for role-playing servers (blacksmithing), looking unique, or adding more to your current skin. On Mojang's side, it more money that can go to themselves and other projects. The reason why I didn't say "free" for these customization options, as much as I want to, is that "free" doesn't seem feasible with the extra work needed to implement it. After all, we're already able to customize our own character skins already.
Speaking with a buddy about this, he said "what about those who will use dicks in their designs"? There's over four million registered players, possibly each with different skins, so I doubt that sort of immaturity will be a huge issue.
Please no. The paid content was what turned me off TF2, and i used to like it a lot.
Please care to explain how it ruined TF2 for you? Was it the pricing? Or was it the direct benefit from getting the item through paid methods? I'm suggesting cosmetic changes that do not provide any other benefit than looking different.
Anyone could easily just a texture pack to do these things instead of paying for them.
My gripe with using texture packs is that it mainly changes what you see, not what others see. I'm trying to aim this towards being able to customize the suggested items, and have those changes visible to others.
I want officially customizable capes, armor, tools, and other customizable "personal" content. No I don't want texture packs, and no I don't desire the use of mods to get I want. I want to sprite my own stuff and share it with others. And as with many suggestion threads, many of these ideas about to be presented were probably suggested time and time again with this very excuse, but allow me to do so if you would please.
Minecraft Paid Content - Character Options
I propose additional character aesthetic options, however they are to be rather cheap one time payments to unlock for the rest of a account's lifespan. Think of them as additional Minecraft merch. This is different from texture packs, as they require a online component to load themselves. Hopefully revenue coming in from these payments will help support the content servers holding the additional player skins. I believe that if this is implemented, the SMP experience will be greatly enhanced. Thus, I shall list out some parts of my idea (as other parts are redundant to this post).
Paid Unlocks:
Capes - Legacy capes given out during events should be static, as a homage, given a joke stat (TF2 like); Type chosen through account options. Brought capes are customizable.
Armor - Uploaded texture and icon is converted to greyscale, when in play, the material's color is overlaid with the respective material (other players can wear your armor design).
Sword - Uploaded icon is converted into greyscale, when in play, the material's color is overlaid (other players can use your sword design).
Beds - Self explanatory, reskin the bed to your own design, beds placed by you use your designed skin.
Paintings - Upload your pixel art to be viewable by all.
Official templates for the above skins should be free.
Aside from promoting your design ego, it's great for role-playing servers (blacksmithing), looking unique, or adding more to your current skin. On Mojang's side, it more money that can go to themselves and other projects. The reason why I didn't say "free" for these customization options, as much as I want to, is that "free" doesn't seem feasible with the extra work needed to implement it. After all, we're already able to customize our own character skins already.
Speaking with a buddy about this, he said "what about those who will use dicks in their designs"? There's over four million registered players, possibly each with different skins, so I doubt that sort of immaturity will be a huge issue.
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And to be honest, i don't think Notch needs any more money at this point.
it's Jeb, now.
But armor, swords, beds, and paintings can be changed easily by editing your texture pack.
Please care to explain how it ruined TF2 for you? Was it the pricing? Or was it the direct benefit from getting the item through paid methods? I'm suggesting cosmetic changes that do not provide any other benefit than looking different.
My gripe with using texture packs is that it mainly changes what you see, not what others see. I'm trying to aim this towards being able to customize the suggested items, and have those changes visible to others.